The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-09-05
MR.. LEMARoFF GROWS SAD
Because His Daughters Wanted Hus-
bands and Consulted a Seer.
From the Ne,o York Times.

From the Ne,c York Times.
While the air vibrated yesterday with the
sound of Wilhamsburg's many steam
whistles, announcing that the days labor
was done, a dilapidated vehicle, drawn by a
decrepit old horse, halted in front of still
more forlorn and care-worn tenement on
North Second street, few blocks from the
East river. A few over-ripe bananas, nest
ling among some scared and wilted leaves in
the bottom of the wagon, indicated that the
owner was fruit vendor. Slgismund LEM
aroff-that was his name-climbed lahori-
ously down from his seat and gaZed at his
outfit for few moments. There was look
of disappointment III his eyes and general
air of dependency all over him. At last his
surcharged feelings broke restraint in the
despairing wall:
"Nopody and notings is no goot"
"Whats the matter, LemaroffN asked a
bystander.
Lemaroff explained that he had just re-
turned from police headquarters, where he
had gone to inquire about the developments
in the search for the two men who last
spring robbed his two daughters of $500.
They had nothing new to tell him, and only
said, wait"
The story of the robbery is peculiar. The
daughters lrma and Anek, II and IA years
old respectively, wanted to got married.
Next door to them lived an old crone named
Carlotta GracioSa, who had the reputation
of being a soothsayer. To her the girls con
fided the secret longing of their hearts, and
for the consideration of 81 apiece she agreed
to provide them with wealthy and handsome
husbands. Securing their tintypes she
folded them in envelopes and told the girls
to drop them in the post office without adj
dresses, and the fates would deliver them to
their future husbands.
A short time after that two young men
passed Lemaroffs house several times and
fiirted with the girls. Next day Irma re-
ceived letter signed Julius Devereaux"
and Anek another signed Jack" Each
epistle contained protestations of love, and
set forth the great wealth of the writers.
The letters concluded by proposing that the
sisters dress up in the best clothing and
jewelry they had, get hold of all the money
they could, and come over to New York as
soon as possible and get married.
Now, the girls by thrift and bard work in
a cordage factory had saved up $500 between
them, which was deposited in the Williams
burg bank, On June II they drew this
money, donned their finest attire, and
slipped away to New York. They were to
meet their intended husbands at Boulevard
and Union avenue. Two young men drove
up in a double-seated buggy at the appointed
hour and picked up the girls. The party
lower portion of the citp, but just where the
girls do not know. A marriage service was
hurriedly performed in one of the upper
rooms of this house by man who claimed
to be minister. The two couples then went
to hotel at High Bridge and took supper
together.
About o'clock the men said it was time
to go home Instead of doing So however
the young men drove down Tenth avenue to
One Hundred and Sixty-fifth street where
they turned off the road into u vacant lot
The girls became frightened and began to
scream, but they were choked into silence
and robbed of their money and jewelry.
They were then put out of the buggy, and
the young men drove rapidly away toward
the city. It was after 9 o'clock the next
morning before they got home. The girls
were afraid to tell their parents what had
happened, SO they said they had staid with
friend all night. Old Carlotta, the seer
threatened to paralyze the girls tongues if
they said word about the affair, and prom
ised to reward their silence by getting their
money back.
The story might never have been found
out at all had not Lemaroff accidentally dis
covered on Aug %, that the girls money
had been drawn from the bank, His daugh-
tiers then confessed to him, and he went out
to seek advice. When he returned the girls
were not at home and he was told they had
gone next door to see old Carlotta. He fol-
lowed at once, but found the room vacant.
Carlotta had disappeared and she has not
been seen since. Lemaroff then reported the
case to the police.
The secret of Lemaroff's disgust yesterday
is that he always receives the same answer,
mo news yet" every time he goes to police
headquarters. The police system of New
York is rapidly losing favor with Lemaroff,
and even harsh and painful suspicion of
the veracity of his own daughters is begin
ming to take root and thrive upon the doubts
that harrass his uneasy mind